ITCR Monthly Teleconference May 4, 2018 Please add your name and institution to the GoogleDoc To reduce background noise, we will be muting everyone on entry. To unmute your phone within WebEx, hover over your name or phone number in the Participants list and click on the microphone icon on the far right.

ITCR Annual Meeting, May 23 - 24, 2018 Natcher Conference Center Double Tree By Hilton Hotel Bethesda: 15 min walk to Natcher, shuttle is available. Breakfast is included in the room rate. NIH Main Campus Security: Remember your ID, leave Hotel one hour before the meeting starts. Natcher has a cafeteria and a small snack store. Coffee cart will be available during the breaks in the downstairs lobby. Bring 1$ bills! Information about ordering boxed lunches coming soon. ITCR Annual Meeting, May 23 - 24, 2018 Natcher Conference Center

Social Events: Informal get together May 22nd, Meeting Dinner May 23rd ITCR Pre-Meeting Get-Together Tuesday May 22nd, 5:30pm-7:00pm DoubleTree Bethesda Hotel Lobby Bar (same hotel as the room block) ITCR 2018 Annual Meeting Dinner Wednesday May 23rd, 6:30pm-8:00pm Shangri-La Nepalese and Indian Cuisine 7345-A Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 The buffet price is $30 and includes one meal, drink, tax and tip per person. Please bring cash, if possible. Sign-up by May 15, 2018, Google Doc .

Talks Talks should highlight the scientific application of the tools Do not include a demo in the presentation, we will have the extended poster/demo sessions each day. It is critical to keep to time, we have a full agenda. Submission of slides to Google Drive no later than COB Monday, May 21st.

Poster and Demonstration Sessions Mid day, both days. Posters session: table space will be available for all poster presenters, posters can stay up for the duration of the meeting. Poster board size: 4’x 6’, horizontal. Auditorium and Balcony C will be used for scheduled demonstrations.

ITCR Program Evaluation Activities An independent evaluation is being performed in support of requesting renewal of the program Thanks to everyone who has competed the Collaboration Survey. If you have been invited to complete one and haven’t yet, please do. Evaluation Panel members will be attending the Annual Meeting Robert Beck – Fox Chase Cancer Center Joe Gray – OHSU  Paul Kinahan – University of Washington Subha Madhavan – Georgetown Dong-Guk Shin – University of Connecticut Shaying Zhao – University of Georgia

Training and Outreach Working Group (TOW) Mary Goldman and Mike Ryan have served a 1-year term as chairs. We are looking for one or more volunteers to step in as our next chair or co-chairs for this popular working group. Thank you, Mary and Mike, for your outstanding service to the ITCR Program!